I have the following setup: Sony 32w655b TV connected with HDMI ARC to my Samsung HW-H750 soundbar. My soundbar is also connected with HDMI to my laptop (Asus n56JN).
When I am watching movies (playing from my laptop to my tv), the audio is only limited to DTS or DD 2.0 since the television somehow downmixes everything to 2.0 before the soundbar gets to process it. Is there a way to avoid this? Or maybe the problem lays with my laptop? It has a HD4600 integrated graphics and audio module.
I was thinking of connecting my laptop straight to my tv with HDMI and then use an optical cable between my laptop and my soundbar.
This is however far from ideal since I have to use two cables to connect my laptop to both the TV and the soundbar. So is there a way to prevent my TV from downmixing the signal with using HDMI cables only?
When I am watching movies (playing from my laptop to my tv), the audio is only limited to DTS or DD 2.0 since the television somehow downmixes everything to 2.0 before the soundbar gets to process it. Is there a way to avoid this? Or maybe the problem lays with my laptop? It has a HD4600 integrated graphics and audio module.
I was thinking of connecting my laptop straight to my tv with HDMI and then use an optical cable between my laptop and my soundbar.
This is however far from ideal since I have to use two cables to connect my laptop to both the TV and the soundbar. So is there a way to prevent my TV from downmixing the signal with using HDMI cables only?